Centralia, Missouri Public Records

New registrants need to provide either a Missouri driver's license or state ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number. State law mandates photo identification at the polls - acceptable forms include a Missouri driver's license, state ID, military ID, passport, or other government-issued photo ID. Municipal elections in Centralia determine the mayor and city council. The city operates under a mayor-council structure with a mayor and six council members. Elections take place in April of odd-numbered years, with the next one scheduled for April 2025. Mayoral and council terms both run two years, with council elections staggered to maintain continuity. Candidates file for municipal office during December and January before April elections. Information about local candidates, ballot measures, and key dates comes from Centralia City Hall at 573-682-2167 and the Boone County Clerk's election webpage. Residents can locate their assigned polling place using the lookup tool on the Secretary of State's website at www.sos.mo.gov/elections/govotemissouri/localelectionauthority or by calling the Boone County Clerk. Most local voters cast ballots at designated sites within city limits, typically the Centralia Community Center or school facilities. Missouri's publicly available election records include voter registration lists (sold for political purposes), campaign finance reports filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission at www.mec.mo.gov, candidate filing information, and precinct-level results published by the Boone County Clerk and Secretary of State. Centralia's participation typically matches or slightly exceeds county averages during presidential years. Missourians will elect a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Centralia voters are published by the Missouri Secretary of State Elections (https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections). All 163 Missouri House seats are on the ballot with their two-year terms, along with approximately half the Missouri Senate - 17 of 34 seats with staggered four-year terms. Centralia residents vote for state representatives and senators representing northern Boone County districts. Missouri elects governors only in presidential years, so that office won't appear in 2026. Missouri voters can request absentee ballots for specific reasons: absence from the jurisdiction on Election Day, incapacity or confinement due to illness, religious belief or practice, employment as an election authority, or incarceration with retained voting rights. Absentee ballot applications are available through the Boone County Clerk or online at www.showmeboone.com/clerk. Applications must arrive by the second Wednesday before an election for mail ballots. The state also offers in-person absentee voting - essentially no-excuse early voting - beginning two weeks before Election Day at the Boone County Clerk's office. Voters can cast early ballots in person without stating a reason during this period. Military and overseas voters receive additional accommodations under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.